As soon as I realized that this book was Tudor-Lite, I speed-read it just to be done with it. ""A delectable mélange of history, fiction and female feuding. Out of the books I’ve read from this author, this is my favourite, perhaps because I really wanted to keep reading because of my lack of knowledge of the heroine, if we can call her that, and the ending surprised me. The charms of Mary Queen of Scots even got to me, the reader""Gregory's novel looks at Mary Stuart and her times from a fresh and engaging angle....One of the most admirable things....is the delicate way in which Gregory drops bits of historical allusion into a very personal story....Above all, the book is an examination of the nature of loyalty""Gregory's eye for detail and pacy storytelling bring to life a woman born to greatness but condemned to end her days on the scaffold"RT Book Reviews (Top Pick; 2008 Historical Biography Nominee)"Gregory is a grand mistress of the craft, following in the footsteps of Jean Plaidy, Anya Seton and James Michener. At the same time, I am experiencing mixed feelings about the other main characters in the novel: George and Bess Shrewsbury. In this book I find myself hating Queen Elizabeth once again because of my complete sympathy with the main character of Mary, Queen of Scots.
The voices are strong throughout""Mary's hell-bent assuredness combines deliciously with brisk chapters and rich historical detail. This was so long and drawn out, and not at all enjoyable. One possible successor to Elizabeth was her first cousin once removed – the Catholic Mary Queen of Scots, whom many English Catholics believed to be the true English heir to the throne. September 16th 2008 That doesn't mean every comment should be "This is not like The Other Boleyn Girl" or "This is so much better than The Other Boleyn Girl". She never talks of much else and she speaks every 2nd chapter. It sent me back to my Anne Somerset biography of Elizabeth I to look at certain details, and like most historical fiction, has prompted an interest in reading more actual history about the characters involved.The latest in Gregory's Tudor Court novels is about Mary, Queen of Scots. HOW??? Yada yada yada." She has to put him first even when she longs to serve herself or her children.
Each book has a standalone quality and is sufficiently detailed that you don't have to have read the other books to understand what is happening. She's so intimidating and has suchActually, what really got on my nerves was that Bess of Hardwick had to be such a jealous bi***. You have her husband George that just rambles on about his loyalty and honor. I usually love Phillipa Gregory's writing, but I found myself having a hard time getting attached to the story; it was told from three points of view, switching every page and a half or so.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. ""Shrewsbury’s refusal to recognize superior intelligence and force of will in his wife, who runs the estate, and in Mary, who tries to make him her instrument at every turn, makes for one delicious conflict after another. More of Bess and Mary, and less of George and I might've loved this book.This book was disappointing. The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14), Philippa Gregory The Other Queen is a 2008 historical novel by British author Philippa Gregory which chronicles the long imprisonment in England of Mary, Queen of Scots. George in my mind as I picture him is a young handsome man, faithful, yet sweet and innocent how he craves to haveThis novel deals with Mary Queen of Scots' early captivity in England whilst under the ';care' of Gilbert Talbot and his wife, Bess of Hardwick.This novel deals with Mary Queen of Scots' early captivity in England whilst under the ';care' of Gilbert Talbot and his wife, Bess of Hardwick.Phillippa Gregory novels are sort of my secret shame - I love her books and pretty much devour them as soon as they come out. The Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14), Philippa GregoryThe Other Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14), Philippa GregoryGregory seems to have changed her style some since 'The Other Boleyn Girl'. My body is sacred. If you’ve seen the 2018 movie What I love about Philippa Gregory's novels is that you fall in love with the main character, even if you hated them as a periphery character in a previous book; and you also find yourself hating periphery characters that were main characters in another novel and you feel like your world is all upside-down and you love it all the more for that.
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